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Articles By Chris Burt

Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.

 

Fujitsu Frontech North America acquires Fulcrum Biometrics to expand multi-modal authentication business

Fulcrum Biometrics has been acquired by Fujitsu subsidiary Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. to expand the latter’s biometric authentication business…

 

Fever detection technology added to biometric hardware by Dermalog, Telpo, DFI, Hikvision and Kogniz

A new camera which measures body temperature with high accuracy and speed has been developed by Dermalog for biometric fever…

 

UnionCommunity reports sharp sales increase for contactless biometrics

UnionCommunity has experienced a major increase in both inquiries for and sales of its biometric face and iris recognition products…

 

Biometric tracking and monitoring for released inmates and home confinement applications

With criminal justice systems considering releasing low-risk inmates from incarceration to help mitigate the transmission of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, Precision…

 

FATF encourages digital onboarding, UK regulator allows selfies as proof of ID to keep funds moving

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is encouraging government to work with financial institutions and other businesses to take advantage…

 

Onfido and GetID to provide fast biometric identity verification for online financial trading

Internet trading company Admiral Markets has announced a partnership with Onfido and Estonian omnichannel identity verification provider GetID to streamline…

 

Signicat acquires Connectis to grow share of European digital identity market

Signicat has acquired digital identity company Connectis to boost its efforts to grow its share in the identity verification market,…

 

Feitian and Fingerprint Cards partner as payment card made with Idex Biometrics certified by UnionPay

Feitian has formed a partnership with one leading biometrics company and reached a milestone along with another one. Fingerprint Cards…

 

Face mask popularity prompts new biometric datasets for sale, FaceID work around in China

Datasets consisting of images of people wearing facemasks are being sold online for miniscule prices in China, according to Abacus,…

 

Okta launches passwordless technology to bring biometric security to enterprise access control

Okta has announced the launch of Okta Fastpass at its Oktane20 Live, promising the first truly end-to-end passwordless experience across…

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